Clooney, Roberts Team to Tackle Intellectual Property Rights Battle

George Clooney and Julia Roberts (suing as Julia Moder, her married name) have filed suit against Digital Projection, Inc. and Beyond Audio, two audio-visual companies that are accused of using pictures of the two stars and their trademarked names to hawk high-end movie projectors and entertainment systems. Beyond Audio appears to operate mostly in Canada and Digital Audio is based in Georgia….

The suit claims that unauthorized photos of Clooney and Roberts were used on the homepage of the companies’ websites, as well as in print brochures, newsletters and email alerts. “Accordingly, Defendants are liable to Plaintiffs for the infringement of their publicity rights, privacy rights, and trademark rights.”